About the D flat five chord
The D flat five chord is a D flat power chord built from D flat, A flat. It sits outside the plain diatonic set, so it is borrowed to add color and tension.
It is also written C sharp five , which spells the same notes enharmonically.
Positions
(root position)
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D flat | Root |
| 2 | A flat | Perfect 5th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Other D flat chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
D flat suspended two D flat suspended four D flat seven suspended four D flat nine suspended four D flat thirteen suspended four
Sixths and sevenths
D flat six D flat minor six D flat minor flat six D flat seven D flat major seven D flat minor seven D flat minor seven flat five D flat diminished seven D flat minor major seven D flat major seven flat five D flat major seven sharp five D flat minor major seven flat five
Extensions
D flat nine D flat add nine D flat major nine D flat minor nine D flat eleven D flat thirteen D flat six nine D flat minor add nine D flat major eleven D flat major thirteen D flat minor eleven D flat minor thirteen D flat minor six nine D flat minor major nine D flat minor major eleven
Altered
Functional relationships
These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.
Dominant
The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.
Subdominant
The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.
